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MG Flag  Mongolia —  (mong gō´lē ə)
About The People

Did You Know...... Mongolia has the world's most private housing at 100% of the houses being privately owned.  »» More

Fashion... On a typical day, Mongolians wear what Europeans and Americans wear, jeans, jacket, sweater, and t-s  »» More

Socializing... Most people are working to earn money. If people have money they can put food on the table, and gain  »» More

Family... Many people are changing from the traditional nomadic lifestyle to one of city living. About half of  »» More

Sports & Recreation... The three main sports are horse racing, archery and wrestling. The archery target is made of woven l  »» More

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Mongolia History

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Archer and hunting dog

MODERN MONGOLIA--the Mongolian People's Republic--comprises only about half of the vast Inner Asian region known throughout history as Mongolia. Furthermore, it is only a fraction of the great Mongol Empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries that stretched from Korea to Hungary and encompassed nearly all of Asia except the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia. Because the Mongol Empire was so vast--the largest contiguous land empire in the history of the world--the Mongols were written about in many languages by numerous chroniclers of divergent conquered  »» More

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Capital Cities... Ulaanbaatar  »» History of Ulaanbaatar
Population: 3,041,142
GDP: $9,560,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 1,564,116 (sq km) 603,905 (sq mi)
Currency: togrog/tugrik
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